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  • Financial Coordinator

    • October 18, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: Career Alert, FGI Careers
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    Financial Coordinator Job Description Client relations as it relates in invoices, account receivables, etc. Prepare client billing using Intacct Prepare weekly spreadsheets for clients Accounts Receivable collection follow up with clients Respond to client and legal team inquiries or invoicing RFE billing – daily Upload billing into Intacct to prepare Sends invoices to client(s) daily/weekly/monthly
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  • U.S. Alert – DHS Announces Controversial Proposed Rule on Changes to Public Charge Definition

    • October 4, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: U.S. Alerts
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      DHS Announces Controversial Proposed Rule on Changes to Public Charge Definition The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it will soon publish a controversial proposed rule that would make it much more difficult for many who have lower incomes or less education, or who have received public benefits, to become permanent residents,

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  • U.S. Alert – USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative O Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions

    • September 21, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: U.S. Alerts
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    USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative O Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting copies of negative consultation letters directly from labor unions relating to a current or future O nonimmigrant visa petition request. A consultation letter from a U.S. peer group, labor organization, and/or

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  • U.S. Alert – USCIS Changes Filing Location for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

    • September 21, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: U.S. Alerts
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    USCIS Changes Filing Location for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence     On September 10, 2018, (USCIS) changed the filing location for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This form was previously filed at the California and Vermont Service Centers. Now, petitioners must send Form I-751 to a USCIS Lockbox facility. However,

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  • Immigration Associate

    • September 14, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: FGI Careers
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    Immigration Associate Job Description: (Full Time) Candidate should have at least 1 - 3 years of employment-based immigration experience. Experience with high-volume and fast paced work. Experience necessary: H-1B, LCA and RFE processing L-1 processing PERM experience Experience with IT immigration a big plus. This is an immediate, full-time position for the right qualified candidate.
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  • Immigration Attorney – Mid Level

    • September 14, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: FGI Careers
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    Immigration Attorney - Mid Level - Experienced Job Description: (Full Time) Applicants should have three to five years of experience handling all aspects of business (employment) immigration and managing clients with Nonimmigrant visas, including H-1B, L-1, E-1/2/3, TN; and Immigrant visas, including a high degree of success with PERM cases, as well as EB1 Managers
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  • Immigration Legal Assistant

    • September 14, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: FGI Careers
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    Immigration Legal Assistant - Entry Level Job Description The following duties are completed under the direction and supervision of a licensed attorney and experienced paralegal: Assist with the initial document review of employment-based Immigrant and Non-immigrant petitions and applications. Including but not limited to: Locate, obtain, and preserve client documentation Review, print and organize client documentation
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  • Immigration Paralegal

    • September 14, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: FGI Careers
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    IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL (2+Years of Experience Required) The Immigration Paralegal must have at least 2+ years of experience working as a paralegal for an immigration firm and experience working with and drafting PERM labor certifications, RFE, and H1-B. Immigration Paralegal Requirements: 2+ years of experience as a business immigration paralegal Possesses strong knowledge of procedural requirements
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  • U.S. Alert – USCIS Updates Guidance, Accepts Comments on Regional Center Geographic Area

    • September 7, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: U.S. Alerts
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    USCIS Updates Guidance, Accepts Comments on Regional Center Geographic Area U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memorandum on August 24, 2018, announcing that it is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding a regional center’s geographic area, requests to expand the geographic area, and how such requests affect the filing of Form

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  • U.S. Alert – USCIS Extends, Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for Certain H-1B Petitions; Increases Premium Processing Fee

    • September 7, 2018
    • Posted by: Tim Braswell
    • Category: U.S. Alerts
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    USCIS Extends, Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for Certain H-1B Petitions; Increases Premium Processing Fee     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 28, 2018, that it is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning September 11, 2018, will expand this temporary suspension to

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